The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-14
RIOT IN LONDON.
Trafalgar Square a Battlefield
The Socialistic Bands Attempt to
Take the Square.
Numerous Conflicts Between the
Mob and the Police.
Two Hundred Citizens and Seven
ty Policemen Injured.
The Military Finally Succeeds in Dis
pers!ng the Stubborn Mob, But
Not without the Destruo-
ton OF Property.


LONDON, Nov. lS.-The proclamation OF
Sir Charles Warren, the head Of the Lon
don police, forbidding the holding Of
meeting at Trafalgar square today, was
placardcd throughout London last night
At o'clock this morning Trafalgar square
presented an animated appearance, owing
TO the continual arriving OF bodies Of po-
lice, small drafts having been made from
every district in the metropolis. Three
! hundred grenadicrs were stationed in the
barracks in the rear Of the National gal
lery. The police, TO the number OF 1900,
formed a hollow square four deep on the
southern side for the purpose OF protect
| ing Trafalgar square. Twenty-Five hun
drcd more were held in reserve. There
were double patrols In all the dcbouching
streets. In the meantime vehicle traffic
was small and the Sunday foot travel
| continued as usual, except that no
! lettering was permitted. Until ! O'Clock
| there were no signs OF q procession At
/ that hour groups, mainly of sight-sccrs or
| roughs, began TO assemble in the vicinity
] oi the square, but squad Of mounted POI
| lice kept travel moving and dispersed each
| group M IL formed. During these chAgcs
| there were many exciting incidents. In
one charge pOliccmans horse fell with
the rider underneath, and the crowds
surgcd around the PROSTATE man and
threatened him until his comrades rescued
him. As the crowd thirkcncd the police
were compelled 20 use their batOns by .
o'clock there was an immense conCouSc
of people packed on the stops OF st. Mar
tins church aud Norlcy's hotel, and ON
| the roofs ui the HOUSES IN the adjacent
streets. The majority seemed Ia bc ~
spectacle persons attracted 10y curiosity.
The remainder were loairrs OF the worst
classes. Several arrests were made about
this time.
Later Tho scene In Trafalgar square to-
day has not been cpualcd since 1885, when
the people asserted the right Of holding a
public meeting and destroyed the gaioways
around HYDE park. Four thousand police
men took possession Of the approaches Ia
Trafalgar square ut an early hour. They
hal been on the ground hnt a short time
When the various societi, : vi socialists and
radicals began tonrriyc ain carefully ginrl-
ed the approaches "a the square nom
every direction. They were headed by
bands of music and carried banner, nnd
notices. The police attacked and dis
pcrScd each group ~ Il arrived near the
square. Fierce fights took place on
the strand at Northumberland avenue,
while ON Pail Mall aud other adjacent
streets one of the socialists societies sue
cccdcd In entering the square, but was NJ
pulsed, after q bloody fight, IN which
COmmonCr Graham was seriously injured.
Graham was subsequently arrested Tor at
tncking the police. At l:n o'clock y. ~.
the crowd IN the vicinity oi the square
numbered 10000 and the police Wcrc
puwprlcss Ia thoroughly diSpcr~c them.
Cavalry and infantry were summoned Ia
the assistance 1T tie police, hut no charge
was made, ~ the people, OF their
own accord, began Ia disprrc Ut
dusk. About 200 ciliycns and forty
policemen were injured. Fifty per
sons were arrested, among them hcing
Socialist Burns. Some Oi the injured wcrr
well enough to leave the hospitals after
treatment. One patient WIS drcaiiully
burned with yitnol squirtcd from a syr
inrc. Another WIS bayoncitcd. Two po.
licrmcn were stabbed with knives. II va.
Z
bnotcd the police. chccrd the cavalry and
infantry posted in the middle Of th,
square rrady for action IN c.l-o the crowd
broke the police lines II the crowd had
surrrcdcd Ia breaking the line II h bc
, licycd the riot net would have been read
and the infantry ordered Ia fire.
An excited movement WIS visible nj
O'Clock At the strand entrance ol thc squar
when, amid the mingIing ol cheers aud
huot-, q body NJ police was -oou cscortinl
d Gmham aud Burns 10 the center ol th'
gu,iarr. Inspector Hume SAYS Graham
! Who was leading 400 men, made q de
tcrmnrd effort Ia bpak the police lines ~
, order ~ enter the squarr They were nm
/, armed, but used their fists freely. The
police drew their baipns and era
! had received blow On the fore
! head aud BLEED freely. Burns was mtcsic,
/, without receiving blow. After Graham
/, wound had been dressed they placed boil
rioters under bail, but Burns Remained
= In custody In the meantime bodies o
! pamdcn- had arrived D. every dcbanchinl
!. avenue, but they were dispersed and com
PEELED 20 yield their ill1~ and banners
Numbers crowded Omnlbuses an'
hamngucd from the knit. boards, Will
: the police slowly tmycr.od the front OF th
: square and Charng cross
u The crowd checrcd wildly. Then th
y procession, crowded with men carry
y ing small rcd lngs, drove past ~
u Martins church and tried 10 stop b
I front 81 the National gallery The polio
v compelled them 10 move on and me
y turned down the west -ilc AMI nllrmpir'
y a. make q circuit II the square. lie po
y lice rushed a. the hori heads, ont hhI
= ing IL would create disturbance Ia SUD
denly turn the pamihr ~ the s1uap
allowed them Ia complete The cir'nit
y Several futile attempts wcr' male 10 ~
,, dress the crowd. NAM persons Who Mcr
= hustled by the police While asserting ihcI
Z, right Of ihooughfnr were inccn-cI an
= r,iscd their sticks against the oiiicrr
" They were speedily dianmcd ahd diNc
y away with cuffs by thH,polic'' VINO ha
y been ordered 10 refrain from using ihrI
!. batons unless Il became ahtolulrI
~ necessary for to- purpose e
~ defense. Tho pauIns 70 an "
y Of vehicles IN the vicinity dll h'' '''H
Y during the whole day. aul ihis increase
~ tlic work Of the polio" Hat we Nln1
~ been entirely closed iI. No9h nave ~,
- no difficulty whaletpr Nul me COM lui
~ traffic enabled the rrR"- !" I'''n h''
7" and there without rtI..U.
At ll5 loud cheer N..Idrl INC hfflN'